Milazzo
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Milazzo
Milazzu (Sicilian) | |
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Comune di Milazzo | |
Nickname: The cape town | |
St. Stephen | |
Saint day | First Sunday of September |
Website | Official website |
Milazzo (
History
Several civilizations settled in Milazzo and left signs of their presence from the Neolithic age. In Homer's Odyssey Milazzo is presumably the place where Ulysses is shipwrecked and meets Polyphemus.
Historically, the town originated as the ancient Greek Mylae (
It was taken by the Athenians in 426 BC. The people ofIn 36 BC the naval
After the fall of the
Milazzo was also the seat of
Geography
Milazzo borders with the municipalities of Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto, Merì and San Filippo del Mela.[7]
Milazzo is the point of reference of a vast territory, from Villafranca Tirrena to Patti (over 200,000 inhabitants). Is also, an important centre of the Strait of Messina Metropolitan Area (who also includes areas of Reggio Calabria), with the nearby town Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto. Located at the base of a peninsula that juts into the Tyrrhenian Sea with a small promontory, the town is 43 kilometres (27 mi) from the city of Messina.[citation needed]
Main sights
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- Castle of Milazzo. Begun by the Arabs, enlarged by the Normans, restored and strengthened by Frederick II, it is surrounded by walls with round towers built under Alfonso V of Aragon, with a Gothic portal dating from the 14th century. Near the castle are the ruins of the fourteenth-century palace of the grand jury and the old cathedral (1603) probably built on a design by architect Camillo Camillians.
Other sights include:
- the Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
- the Baroque Church of the Holy Crucifix (1629), housing a wooden canopy from the 18th century and a wooden crucifix from the early 17th century.
- Rock church of St. Anthony of Padua
- Sanctuary of St. Francis of Paola
Economy
Over time, the town is moving forward towards the sea by recording a continuous development of
Transportation
The port of Milazzo is a departure point for ferries to the Aeolian Islands and Naples.
See also
- S.S. Milazzo
- Taberna Mylaensis
References
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- Istat2011
- ISBN 0-691-03169-X), Map 47, notes.)
- ^ E. A. Freeman, History of Sicily, I., pp. 395, 587
- ^ Thucydides, Peloponnesian War, §3.90
- ^ Dio 49.1–18
- ^ 39568 Milazzo on OpenStreetMap
External links
- (in Italian) Milazzo official website